Foreword to the First Edition i -- Foreword to the Second Edition iii -- Foreword to the Third Edition iv -- The Ancient Days 2 -- The Glory that Was Greece, the Grandeur that was Rome 44 -- East is East, West is West 130 -- The Splendor of the Renaissance 168 -- Pearls in the Sun-lit Sea 216 -- By Carriage, By Train 236 -- A Dome of Many-Colored Glass 322 -- Quizzes 475 -- Bibliography 489 -- The Editors 495

A Treasury of World Literature has enjoyed a modest success since its first two incarnations. Over the years, responses from its users have prompted the editors to consider a new edition. The readings herein are essentially the same, save for a few added or replaced poems and short stories. Except for some complete short works, many of the selections here are excerpts from the larger works of the writers as this book is meant only as a "foretaste" of the study of literature.